Cattle Market Pulse

East Tennessee Livestock Center Market Report

Sweetwater, Tennessee · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 14, 2022

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.82/cwt +10.77 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 421 lb · 12 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.20/cwt -5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 514 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 219 258
Feeder cattle 216 164 193
Slaughter cattle 98 55 56
Replacement cattle 4 — 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows gauging 1.00 to 5.00 lower overall, with slaughter bulls 1.00 to 5.00 higher. No comparisons available for feeder classes due to limited comparable receipts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–493 483 4 160.00–178.00 $170.19 $822 —
525 525 1 161.00 $161.00 $845 —
558 value added 558 5 173.00 $173.00 $965 —
763 763 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,167 +2.35
820 820 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 —
935 935 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,309 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 366 4 153.00–169.00 $160.36 $587 +9.52
400–435 421 12 141.00–156.00 $152.82 $643 +18.82
465–495 482 7 142.00–156.00 $148.21 $714 -3.81
500–515 fancy 508 2 152.00–155.00 $153.48 $780 —
507–528 516 8 135.00–150.00 $139.38 $719 -8.13
550 fancy 550 1 152.00 $152.00 $836 +3.00
550–585 568 6 135.00–143.00 $139.18 $791 +4.01
600–645 619 7 130.00–140.00 $134.27 $831 +3.27
653–690 670 7 124.00–131.00 $128.98 $864 -10.79
725 725 1 125.00 $125.00 $906 —
750 750 1 121.00 $121.00 $908 -5.00
870 870 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,027 —
940 940 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,166 —
975 975 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,150 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 -5.00
565 565 1 127.00 $127.00 $718 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 194.00–201.00 $197.47 $648 —
350–360 355 2 182.50–192.50 $187.43 $665 -16.57
440 440 1 180.00 $180.00 $792 -9.50
480 480 1 178.00 $178.00 $854 +10.14
520–545 536 7 158.00–162.00 $161.02 $863 +6.95
550–578 564 4 158.00–160.00 $159.27 $898 -6.22
605–640 627 3 131.00–134.00 $132.30 $830 -11.08
655–690 671 4 130.00–135.00 $131.46 $882 +1.97
710–725 720 3 125.00–126.00 $125.66 $905 +0.12
763–795 774 3 122.00–129.00 $126.60 $980 +3.60
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 155.00 $155.00 $651 —
570–595 578 3 141.00–143.00 $142.31 $823 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 146.00 $146.00 $730 —
575 575 1 148.00 $148.00 $851 —
605 605 1 113.00 $113.00 $684 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1320 1129 80-85% 7 91.50–108.00 $100.50 $1,135 —
1025–1470 1235 80-85% 18 77.50–89.00 $82.45 $1,018 +0.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220 1220 75-80% 1 72.50 $72.50 $884 —
1200–1740 1461 75-80% 22 77.00–88.50 $81.21 $1,186 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1255 1058 85-90% 10 68.00–79.50 $72.40 $766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 1 105.50 $105.50 $1,229 —
1430–1555 1510 3 132.00–139.00 $135.33 $2,043 —
1785 1785 1 99.50 $99.50 $1,776 —
1555–2110 1848 5 107.50–121.00 $111.96 $2,069 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
1300 1300 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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Dairy Steers

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 112.00 $112.00 $532 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.